City Centre Design in Rohini

CITY CENTRE

ROHINI, DELHI

IIT ROORKEE, B.ARCH THESIS SUBMITTED BY- ROHIT KUMAR

THE PROJECT

SITE AREA 64000 m.sq

F.S.I 1.5

GROUND COVERAGE 30%

TOTAL BUILT AREA 96000

MAXIMUM NO.OF LEVELS PARKING

15(including 3 basements)

1.14 car spaces per 92.9 sq.mtrs

Name of project: City Centre Rohini, Delhi

Type of project: Mix-Use (COMMERCIAL-CULTURAL)

Location: Rohini, Delhi

AIM

• To create a space which can form the node for holding and experiencing commercial, cultural and social

activities.

• It is in a way a hybrid between a Convention centre or a Cultural hub and a Commercial centres at a much

reduced scale.

• As a City Centre requires to incorporate the demands the present demography asks for commercial and Cultural Hub.

ARCHITECTURAL CHALLENGES OF THE PROJECT:

• To explore the symbiotic character of COMMERCE and CULTURE.

• Explore the inter-relationships of the spaces and the challenges of disparities cause by design which restrict spaces to particular segment of public .

• To evolve a contemporary model of conventional Indian market.

• The project would try to explore the possible integration of the functions which usually exist at larger distances

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CULTURE

CONVETIONAL MARKET

• IS THIS IS THE FUTURE WE ARE HEADING?

• ARE WE LOOSING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE??

• INCENTIVES FOR CONSUMER TO VISIT SHOPPING

ECONOMIC STATUS

:

2004-2005 census by planning Commission

29% of population lives below 25000 Rs/annum (BPL)

37% of population lives below 50000 Rs/annum (Lower Middle Class) 14.3% of population lives above 100000 Rs/annum (Affluent Families)

ROHINI

:

is a 30-year-old upmarket and well-developed residential sub city in North West Delhi in India, to provide composite society, for all income groups.

LOCATION: DELHI, ROHINI

ZONE H

NEIGHBOUR:

areas are Pitampura, Shalimar Bagh, Mangol Puri, Paschim Vihar, Narela Sub City, Mukarba chowk.

POPULATION:

Rohini (Phases I and II): Area: 2015 Ha., Population: 8.4 lakhs. Rohini (Phase III): Area: 1010 Ha, Population: 1.6 lakhs.

Rohini (Phases IV and V): Area: 4533 Ha. (under planning-788 Ha.) population): 2 Lakhs.

SITE ANALYSIS

ROHINI

METRO LINE

SITE

Areas in proximity and well connected with metros,bus

Pitampura, Shalimar Bagh, Mangol Puri, Paschim Vihar, Narela Sub City, Mukarba chowk, Shahbaad Daulatpur (Delhi College of engineering) and Bawana. RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL TWIN DISTRICT CENTRE RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL

SITE

• Metro station in front of site make it easily accessible.

• Located in twin district centre a developing hub at centre of Rohini for commercial

activities.

• Access Roads on 4 sides .

• Dense residential area around the site.(majorly middle class)

• Grand public park and adventure land at north west side.

• Various high end malls and hotels in in proximity.

APPROACH ROAD

D MALL

BAAB AMEDKAR

HOSPITAL MULTILEVEL PARKING

CROWN PLAZA

SITE CONTEXT

RESEDENTIAL SKY LINE AT EAST

CASE STUDIES

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

• Mixed use

• Essence of conventional Indian shopping markets

• Open, clustered planning

• Commercial+cultural+social aura • Built form

• Public spaces and interrelationship of diverse activities.

SELECT CITY

• Mixed use

• Linear, simplified planning • Commercial+social aura • Geometrical form

• Prominence of public plaza in front add to whole ambiance.

• Efficient servicing facilities

BHIKAJI CAMMA

• Mixed use

• Clustered and climate responsive planning

• Commercial+social+cultural aura • Scattered built form

• Courtyard as public spaces • Excellent segregation of

pedestrian and vehicular movement

NEHRU PLACE

• Mixed use

• Commercial + social + cultural aura.

• Connected streets and courtyard with public realm. • Scope for informal activities.

WHY??

CITY CENTRE KOLKATA

• AREA: 50, 400 Sq. Mt

SELECT CITY, DELHI

• AREA:62, 800 Sq. Mt

BHIKAJI CAMMA, DELHI

• 4.67 LAKH Sq. Mt

NEHRU PLACE, DELHI

KUND / PUBLIC PLAZA

BUILDING FORM

UNCONDITIONED COVERED STREET SXHOPING

MINIMILISM, COLORS

PLAZA, PUBLIC

BUILT FORM

STREET SHOPPING

CONVENTIONAL

PASSAGEWAYS

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KEY OBSERVATIONS:

•Openings on Southwest and Southeast direction to facilitate tunnel effect between blocks. •Kund in southeast direction to have pleasing sun in daytime.

•The interlinking corridors facilitate constant air circulation and end at the Kund space.

•The Kund space is provided on the longer axia of the site to have maximum exposure to the roadside.

•Segregation of activities through levels ,define uninterrupted user specific moment. •Spaces like Banquet hall, multiplex and hotels are planned at the periphery of the site. •Food joints are planned such that the View of Kund is ensured & vice versa.

CASE STUDY:

CITY CENTRE, KOLKATA

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

KUND:

•Accessible from major intensity public region

•Provides physiological relief

•Breaks continues traffic movement •Breaks monotony of heighted built space

LOUNGE/ RESTAURANTS:

•Double heighted outdoor sitting •Catered with view of kund •Contributed to height hierarchy •Breaks monotony

MINIMALIST APPROACH

• Clean and clear façade without any ornamentation • Simple square opening depicts function

• Implication of mild colors breaks monotony

Air gets reflected within the kund region from heighted built forms .

SERVICES : Four numbers of underground water storage tanks Capacity : 2.5 lakh litrs (2 no.) And 4.5 lakh litrs (2no.)

SECTION

Plan showing section

line Detail of corridors

6m

Planters :

•Landscaping elements surrounding court balance the open space space hierarchy (visually)

•Small heighted planters do not restrict the vision

Some services like air conditioning, O.W.S tank are provided at the terrace

AREA ANALYSIS

INFERENCES :

The activities linked together by means of linking elements, which not only satisfies the function of activity ,but also provides visual connectivity creates harmony.

Concept of conventional Indian marketplace in replicated. The space, volume and form should be designed considering the types of enclosures and the circulation pattern.

Nature of integration between built and open spaces , with the surrounding environment .

Consideration of Orientation of the building, as it creates shades and shadows on the external surfaces.

Obstructed servicing in staggered blocking planning. • Not much scope for informal activities.

• Location- Saket District Centre, South Delhi • Type : Mixed use commercial

• Plot Area- 15,884.5 Sq. Mt • Built up area-62,862.32 Sq. Mt. • Commercial Area – 24,281 Sq. Mt.

• Retail Area (Multiplex & Mall) – 8498.3 Sq. Mt. • Landscaped Area – 15782 Sq. Mt.

• ARCHITECTS : TEVATIA CHAUHA

CASE STUDY:

SELECT CITYWALK

DESIGN ISSUES STUDIED

•

Circulation

•

Interface

•

Frontage

•

Services

•

Views and vistas

•

Relationship between Open & built spaces

PLAZA + CULTURE

STREET SHOPPING

ATRIUM

_LANDSCAPING

• Being a high end commercial complex the grand plaza in front make it accessible to diverse segment of people.

• Hierarchy and strong interrelationship of spaces plaza-cooridors-atriums-shops.

• Excellent servicing by rear side service lane and service corridors along the back.

• No scope for informal shopping, more of contemporary less conventional essences.

• Do not provide unbiased opportunity.

• 2 LEVEL CIRCULATION ENSURES SEGREGATION BETWEEN VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN

MOVEMENT.

• PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT BECOMES CIRCUITOUS AT PLACES.

• PLANNING OF BUILDINGS AROUND SERVICE COURTS. INTROVERT DESIGN SCHEME.

• VEHICULAR CIRCULATION AROUND THE PERIPHERY.

• ARCHITECTURAL CONTROLS REGULATE THE FACADES OF ALL BUILDINGS.

• Location- South Delhi

• Type : Mixed use commercial • Plot Area- 40 Acre

• Built up area- 4,66,971 Sq. Mt. • Ground coverage – 50,051 Sq. Mt.

Retail along the pedestrian movement spine, encouraging use of plaza.(planning)

Staggered built form in plan and elevation, play of light and shadow.(aesthetically and climatically responsive)

Segregated pedestrians and parking in levels.(pedestrian vs vehicular) Sequence of open spaces intended to allow ppl to congregate.

Shops subservient to offices, fails to attract local shoppers. (mixed use building activity composition)

Plazas and courts fail due to lack of activity.(diverse activities)

•Extensive shopping through and around streets and courtyard.

•Scope for informal shopping with in courtyard

•Public realm with in street and courts with a sense of enclosure.

•Lack of cultural and recreational spaces make highly extensive shopping plaza. •Lack of opportunity for local people and diverse shoppers.

•Heavy and rigid concrete boxes and linear planning.

CASE STUDY:

NEHRU PLACE

STREETS AND

COURTS

INFORMAL

ACTIVITIES

PUBLIC

HIG

_MIG

_LIG

“DESIGN TO

DISPARAGE

DISPARITY”

I THINKING TO BUY A

WHITE SHIRT FROM THAT

MALL BUT” I FEEL LIKE A

ALEAN THERE”

To

explore

the

symbiotic

character

of

COMMERCE and CULTURE.

Explore the inter-relationships of the spaces and

the challenges of disparities cause by design

which restrict spaces to particular segment of

public .

DESIGN :

CONCEPT> PHELOSOPHY> DEVLOPMENT> UNDERSTANDING> DETAILS

PLANNING

Courts > plazas > Interconnected plazas

UNITY

BREAKING MASSES EVOLVING

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

UNORGANISED MARKET EVOLVED _CONTEMPORAY

MODEL

HIERARCHY OF SPACES

Formal spaces > Semi formal spaces > Informal spaces

SERVING UNBIASLY AND UNITE THE REALM

Opportunity and comfort to each segment of people. (HIG>MIG>LIG)

A COMPOSED DIVERSITY

Diverse interconnected activities presented as a whole to serve the society .(shopping, dine, play, recreational, cultural, cinema etc)

CLIMATIC CONSIDERATIONS:

-Tunnel effect is created in corridor. -Mutual shading by placing higher locks on s-w side with high building mass. -Central courtyard remain in shade.

SUN PATH WIND TUNNEL EFFECT

MOVEMENT DIAGRAM

SITE CONTEX AND CONSIDERATIONS:

• Preferred entry forhub,officeandhotel. • Central views and vistas from various focal

or nodal point points.

• Major three directions for public plaza entrance.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

CASE STUDY INFERENCES CONSIDERATION: • Prominence of public spaces with perfect

blending with commercial activities so as to add cultural essence in commercial

complex.

• A close interrelation of spaces different activities, plazas, courtyard, pedestrian-vehicular flow and their composition in built mass.

• A well composed and optimized existence of different function to avoid over

prominence of one, in mixed use development.

“Built masses sustain

different activities and

activities make those built

masses to evolve and

come out to be a master

piece for humans .”

SHADOW ANALYSIS

• MAY-9 AM

• MAY-1 PM

• MAY-4:30 AM

ZONING MASSING

COMMERCIAL

(MEDIUM DENSITY)

COMMERCIAL

(LOW DENSITY)

RECREATIONAL

OFFICES

FOOD SQUARE

MULTIPLEX

CULTURAL

EXHIBITION

HOTEL

ENTRY

PLAZA

To enhance the overall experience of Shopping ,with various landscaping

feature and a series of open,

semi-open, and closed spaced to complete the hierarchy.

FOOD SQUARE: it s provided

with different variety of food spaces with ample area for sitting and informal food stalls

This plaza house diverse activities and serve as a node which joins different functions and can be used for any informal activity

LIKE MELA, PERFORMANCE, FESTIVAL FUNCTION etc and connected plaza will act

as buffer.

Prominent with RECREATIONAL AND

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES like exhibition,

performances, multiplex, indoor games etc.

COMMERCIAL

(MEDIUM DENSITY)

COMMERCIAL

(LOW DENSITY)

RECREATIONAL

OFFICES

FOOD SQUARE

CULTURAL

EXHIBITION

ENTRY

PLAZA

MULTIPLEX

INTERCONNECTED PLAZAS

ENTRY PLAZA VIEW

A strong visual connection with other plaza and areas which will guide the movement.

A closed interrelation of open, semi open and closed spaced to house various formal and informal activities

.

Staggered built form , relation to human scale.

Water bodies along the direction of air flow- Thermal comfort

Controlled/organised

MASSING

-The staggered pattern is adopted to create stepped terraces at northern façade

CLIMATIC FACTORS

-Tunnel effect is created in corridor. -The building form shades the

pedestrian streets during daytime , as building height is more than the road width.

-Central courtyard remain in shade.

PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

-The pedestrian movement is accessed along tree main axis and via metro station also road.

-Comfortable inner circulation through wide corridors of 4m. At ground and 1st_floors. VEHICULAR MOVEMENT

- As site has main road on four sides it is easy to provide different access to office hotel and main public complex.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

CULTURAL

GF- MEDIUM DENSITY SHOPPING



Perforated entries from road side are provided to

have inviting appeal and barrier free spaces .



window/ barrier free shopping --- reviving the

essence of street shopping market.

Shops around public plaza creates a strong

interrelationship to provide rich experience.

GF- HIGH END SHOPPING / MULTIPLEX

High end shopping with more controlled environment .

Strong visual and physical connections with proximate

activities and plazas .

Disc, mac-d and book café will balance the penetration

of crowd in complex with multiplex on upper floor.

Theatre gateway is highlighted by planning important

activities beside it.

THE USE OF ORDERED BASIC GEOMETRIC FORMS, STRAIGHT LINES AND PLANES TRANSFORMS INTO THE BOLD FORM AND ACCENTUATE THE YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE.

GF- CULTURE + FOOD

Multi level food square with small stalls outlets and

food stalls of famous regional food chains.

Health and recreational activities with auditorium,

multi purpose halls and exhibitions hall at upper floors.

Rentable spaces for Exhibitions with transitions from

open semi open and closed spaces with a strong

connections .

PARKING

BYE-LAWS:1.14 car spaces per 92.9 sq.mtrs

Total built up area-

90500 M.sq.

Cars: 975*1.14= 1100 (900 basement, 200 ground

parking)

Basement Area required= 900 * 30 = 27000 M.sq.

Add 10% for two wheelers= 29, 700

2 BASEMENTS REQURIED CONSIDERING 5000 M.SQ

HYPERMARKET AND STORAGE FACALITY IN

BASEMENT.

• Perforated entries from road side are provided to have inviting appeal and barrier free spaces . • window shopping --- reviving the essence of conventional street shopping market.

• Grand and welcoming entry of complex as viewed from adjacent main street(crowded) of twin district center.

• Change of levels, dynamic facade , and shadows make the entry view more magnetic.

• Excellent staggered effect contributing to excellent urban spaces. • Visible activities and public realm which is finely integrated with built

masses .

• Visual linkage between the street and built form is achieved .

• Dynamic façade/ Shadows/ Pergolas/ Grandness/ Built form creates interest.